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Summit School Services companies share a strong commitment to provide the highest level of transportation safety, quality transportation, outstanding customer service and positive employee relations. Our corporate headquarters, located in Warrenville, Illinois, houses the administrative and corporate support functions for the organization. Our 250+ local customer service centers (CSCs) are supported by regional operations teams located throughout North America.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and business partners to increase collaboration and drive process improvement.
• Create, track and manage Bus Assistant requisitions from requisition to hire, including interview, background process and initial hire.
• Prepare all new hire personnel files, ensuring all company- and DOT-required documentation is included, and managing the hand-off process to the General Manager or Safety Training Supervisor. Responsible for all new hire file audits and ensuring all recruiting documents have been collected during the hiring process.
• Track Driver and Bus Assistant Applicants throughout entire recruiting and training cycle using Taleo, Excel, Google Docs and/or other programs. Communicates with Applicants, Trainees and Trainers to direct candidates to next steps within recruiting cycle.
• Orders and reviews background reports (including motor vehicle reports (MVR), drug test, physicals, fingerprints, and criminal history) approving or denying candidates in accordance with state, federal, DOT and company guidelines and regulations.
• Coordinates the completion of accident history and drug/alcohol test results from previous employers for all Candidates holding Class A or B license.
• Conducts new driver orientations and behavioral-based interviews using Durham's ADORE standards for selection of all Bus Assistant and Driver-candidates. Assists with other recruiting activities within department.
• Exhibits the highest ethical best practices and personal integrity; Shares concerns about suspicious or inappropriate behavior with their supervisor or manager.
• Other tasks assigned by Management.

Company name is: Durham School Services

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years related Human Resources experience and/or recruiting or equivalent combination of education and experience, preferably in a manufacturing or trucking/transportation environment, and in working with unionized workforces
• Knowledge of and experience in applying HR policies and federal and state regulations relating to employment, affirmative action, benefits and labor relations to counsel management in making decisions that meet business needs.
• Knowledge of Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) as experienced using Taleo, PeopleSoft, Banner or other business-based software tracking systems.
• Highly organized.
• Competent skills using Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Multi-tasking and time/priority management skills a must.
• Ability to work well with others; team-oriented.
• Demonstrates sense of urgency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proactively identifies solutions to non-standard requests.
• Applies knowledge/skills to a range of moderately complex activities.
• Demonstrates great depth of knowledge/skills in own function.
• Ability to communicate and foster positive relationships with all types of individuals, including peers, leadership and customers.

Summit School Services has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with its policies and values, including sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. Summit School Services is committed to promoting the protection and safeguarding of all children and passengers.

We offer medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance coverage, holiday pay, and PTO accrual. Additionally, employees are able to enroll in a retirement savings plan.

At Summit School Services our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Summit School Services LLC's independent subsidiaries and affiliates are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer

The pay rate range, along with most all of the other terms and conditions of employment, vary between different sites, geographical markets, customer/ contractual terms and positions.